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NewsNew construction orders fall by 14%
New figures show construction orders fell 14% in the second quarter, with the private housing sector suffering the biggest fall
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NewsCoalition to extend green retrofit scheme to offices
Energy bill to introduce ’pay as you save’ scheme for commercial sector in major boost for refit market
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NewsScottish firm fined £9,000 for explosion injury
Graeme W Cheyne found at fault for joiner’s burns after HSE investigation
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NewsBalfour Beatty wins place on £65m Florida airport job
Firm will work with local contractor to replace terminal gate
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Leeds halves housebuilding targets to thwart developers
Council says move will help protect greenfield sites after government abolishes spatial strategies
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NewsEric Wright Group buys engineering firm for £7m
Site Electrical provides services to waste and water companies
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NewsTheoretical Currents: Architecture, Design and the Nation - 14/15 September
Leading academics head for international architecture conference at Nottingham Trent University
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CommentLatest stats pour cold water on construction growth prospects and house building
Downturn in public sector new orders was expected: the the fall-off in private sector work is scarier
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NewsAutodesk launches Apple version of AutoCAD and an app
AutoCAD makes a return to the Mac operating system and launches an app for on the move editing and sharing of designs
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CommentJivraj vs Hashwani: A case of discrimination on religious grounds
This arbitration was declared void because a clause in the agreement restricted who could be employed as the arbitrator
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FeaturesTrial and error
The team turning a leaky Edwardian building into a paragon of energy efficiency is in its second month on site. Robert Prewett, the project architect, looks at services and reports back after an airtightness test
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Share price plummets as Archial seeks bank help
Listed architect Archial lost two-thirds of its market value last week after it admitted seeking help from its banks to pay its tax bill
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Carillion ups profit by 17%
Carillion increased pre-tax profit by 17% to £59m in the six months to 30 June and said it was hopeful government outsourcing work would help boost its numbers in future.
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Turnover down but orders up 30% for electrician T Clarke
Turnover and profit at electrical contractor T Clarke fell in the six months to 30 June but its order book rose by a third
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CommentWhat’s so great about the TCC?
The principal arena for construction dispute settlement has become a major force in the English legal system
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New Construction Act: Got a pen and paper handy?
A party can wriggle out of adjudication today by claiming there is no contract in writing. But once the new Construction Act comes into force, that excuse will no longer run
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To the letter
Giving notice need to ensure they comply precisely with contract requirements in extension of time or loss and expense clauses
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Insurance issues for fit-outs
If a tenant that occupies one floor of an office block wants to have a fit-out done, who insures the rest of the building against, for example, fire and flood?
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NewsGreat sprawl of China
PRP Architects has completed a masterplan for the centre of Chongqing city in western China
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He’s back: Pidgley Jr sets up another housebuilder
Tony Pidgley Jr, the son of Britain’s most successful housebuilder, has re-entered the housebuilding fray in a move that is bound to start speculation of renewed rivalry between father and son